Anji (instrumental)
"Angi" |
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Song by Davy Graham from the album 3/4 AD |
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Released |
1962 |
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Genre |
Folk |
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Length |
2:27 |
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Topic |
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Writer |
Davy Graham |
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3/4 AD track listing |
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"Angi" (1) |
Davy's Train Blues (2) |
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"Anji" (or "Angi", "Angie" or "On gee") is an acoustic fingerstyle guitar piece composed and recorded by noted folk guitarist Davy Graham in 1961 and originally released as part of his EP debut 3/4 AD.[1] The piece is one of the most well-known acoustic blues-folk guitar pieces ever composed, with many notable artists covering it, such as Bert Jansch (included on his first self titled album in 1965, renamed as Angie[2]), Simon and Garfunkel (on their Sounds of Silence album[3]) and Harry Sacksioni. Anji is in the key of A minor (often used with a capo at the second fret) and is notable for its trademark descending bassline. However, the original recording by Davy Graham is in the key of A with a capo at the third fret.
Parts of the tune were sampled for the Chumbawamba track "Jacob's Ladder" from their album Readymades and the anti-war single "Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)".
References
- ↑ data from 3/4 AD EP profile on FolkBlues site .
- ↑ data from Bert Jansch album overview on Allmusic site .
- ↑ data from Sounds of Silence album overview on Allmusic site .